Joint distraction in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: efficacy and underlying mechanisms.
Completed
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the knee is a progressing degenerative joint disorder, characterised by joint pain and limitation of movement, leading to disability. Tissue changes comprise damage of joint cartilage, synovial inflammation and changes in subchondral bone, such as subchondral sclerosis and osteophyte formation (bony outgrowths).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20489
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Utrecht,Rheumatology & Clin. Immunology and Orthopaedics
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 3
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age < 55 years;
2. Osteoarthritis, primary in the tibio-femoral joint, uni or bilateral;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Osteoarthritis in both knees;
2. Primary retro-patellar osteoarthritis;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain (according to the WOMAC).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional disability (according to the WOMAC).